Fashions and fabrics highlight Silk and Rayon Institute dinner
A fashion show at the Seigniory Club showcased Canadian synthetic fabrics including viscose, acetate, nylon and terylene. About 60 Montreal made garments emphasized summer sportswear with styles for both men and women modeled before delegates and wives at the Silk and Rayon Institute's 29th annual meeting. Manufacturers included Regent Knitting and Sacony among others.
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Seigniory Club
Silk and Rayon Institute
Montreal
Canada
Montebello
Que
Arnel
Orion
Lawn and Garden Figure Packet for Crafts
A home craft item offers plywood cutout figures of a girl and a boy with actual size patterns 326 and 327. Each pattern is 35 cents, and a Lawn-and-Garden Figure Packet containing 15 different designs is priced at 1.50.
Bird feeder with St Francis figure diminishes grain flow
A description of a bird feeder filled from the top where grain slowly feeds into the box beneath, featuring a charming St Francis statue, the patron saint, as part of the ornament.
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St. Francis
Helping Hand Reunites 300 Greeks with Families
More than 300 Greek men women and children have been reunited with their families thanks to the intervention of the Canadian Red Cross. Local relief efforts aided by volunteers helped locate and contact relatives and arrange safe return across borders.
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Ret Cross
Jobin urges industrial development plans
Manitoba's Minister of Industry and Commerce F L Jobin urged provincial wide industrial development programs at a Regional Conference. He outlined an adaptable plan for any community and offered departmental services. The Times, Morden, Man May 1, 1957.
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Manitoba
Industry and Commerce
F. L. Jobin
Jobin
the Times
Morden
Man
Fashion labels and brands list prominent in source
A fragmented OCR list mentions Pedigree Ingrid Miche Godber Sales Gordon Cote Ltd Aquascutum Ber man Knitting Supreme Manufac turing Inc Rose Marie Reid and Fairway Sports among other names indicating a catalog of fashion and apparel brands and companies.
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Emt Eeeines
Ingrid Miche Godber Sales
Gordon Cote Ltd
Aquascutum
Berman Knitting
Supreme Manufacturing Inc
Rose Marie Reid
Sport Toys
Fairway Sports
Saskatchewan Civil Defence Exercise Involves Melfort
Saskatchewan Civil Defence and provincial headquarters plan a joint exercise May 10 to 11 with participation from Melfort and Saskatoon areas. About 100 volunteers and staff will handle mass care for refugees, emergency hospital operations, and medical supply distribution amid radiation fallout.
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Saskatchewan
Saskatoon
Melfort
Lloydminster
Regina
R.M
Rosemount
Fort Qu'Appelle
RCMP
Sask
Army
C. D
Victoria
Edmonton
Arnprior
Melfort, Sask
Motel land lease rejected by council over drainage ditch
North Battleford council took no action on Park Motel request to buy a lot south of their property. They will not sell due to need for a drainage ditch and parking space, noting the motel owners knew this when purchasing. A lease offer for 10 years at well below standard rent was proposed, but the owners declined and the matter was tabled.
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Park Motel
North Battleford
Sask
Help with Tomato Marinade Method
A tip suggests slicing firm ripe tomatoes and marinating in French dressing with chopped chives or parsley. Cover and refrigerate about one hour before serving for best flavor.
Canada firms tap U S markets for funds in record year
Canadian borrowers increasingly turn to the United States for financing, with 1956 offerings totaling about 51.1? million and 1957 activity surging. Aluminum Co. of Canada sold 44% debentures in New York at 4.36 yield. BC Power and Pacific Great Eastern planning United States debentures. Municipalities weigh dollar discount risk and potential inflationary effects from cross border borrowing.
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United States
Ananan Mullion
Tr. Canada Pipelines Ltd
Quebec Hydro
Montreal
Montreal Transportation
Aluminum Co. of Canada Ltd
New York
B.C
Securities and Exchange Commission
BC. Power Commission
Pacific Great Eastern Railway Co
U.S
Canada
Aluminum Co
Treasury
Ontario
Ciy
Sault Ste. Marie
Ates
Port Arthur
Trans-Canada
BC. Power and B.C. Electric Co
B.C. Electric
Power
Don’t Be a Litterbug Urges Tougher Fines
The News calls for laws with stiff fines for tossing items from car windows. It condemns a sloppy, littering culture in North Battleford and urges citizens to take litter home. It notes some residents do pick up after others and advocates a cleaner landscape.
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North Battleford
Optimist
Sask
Alaska Highway Length Stretch From Dawson Creek to Fairbanks
The Alaska highway spans 1,630 miles linking Dawson Creek British Columbia to Fairbanks Alaska. It runs through rugged terrain and established towns along the route, serving as a critical transcontinental link for travel and freight across the region.
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Alaska Highway
Dawson Creek B.C
Fairbanks
Alaska
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Jfashions
Anne Adams
P.P.L
Front Street
Toronto
Basure
Regent Knitting
Irving
Lotana Fashions
Eddie Singer
Sacony
Department P.P.L
West Std Avenue
Vancouver
ST Franc
Wean
RED Cross Safety
Catey. OF
Canaery
AFD Cfs
SAS Laison
Houston, Willoughby & Co. Ltd
Aeity
Sedici
Fleischmann
Fleischman
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